Growth Metrics

Apple (AAPL) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2016 - 2025)

Apple's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) history spans 14 years, with the latest figure at $14.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 2.25% year-over-year to $14.8 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $14.8 billion, down 2.25%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $15.0 billion, 2.62% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) reached $14.8 billion in Q4 2025 per AAPL's latest filing, down from $15.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) ranged from a high of $17.0 billion in Q1 2021 to a low of $14.8 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) over 5 years is $15.8 billion, with a median of $15.8 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average): decreased 4.01% in 2022, then fell 2.25% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $16.5 billion in 2021, then decreased by 3.41% to $16.0 billion in 2022, then dropped by 2.38% to $15.6 billion in 2023, then decreased by 2.73% to $15.2 billion in 2024, then dropped by 2.25% to $14.8 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AAPL's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) are $14.8 billion (Q4 2025), $15.0 billion (Q3 2025), and $14.9 billion (Q2 2025).